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 Lotinsh,  just a suggestion, buy the best you can afford or you will be forever trying to buy better on a limited budget, if you have to put buying on hold for a few months you will be in the position to save up and buy when you find the "bargain" I have been there, I mow have an EQ6 R pro, having bought 2 cheaper mounts which were not upto the task, so, from experience I will say it will pay you back in the long run, good luck and clear skies, 

 Jim Hardy. big thumbs up for the QHY pole Master, just fitted it on my EQ6R-pro and used it last night for the first time and had the best alignment I have ever achieved in about 6 minutes, , no more trying to get my aged back to bend so i could use the polar scope, and regards your camera, I use a Nikon D7200 with happy (to me) results, so , in my opinion, don't rush to buy a dedicated camera till you have spent a bit of time using your D7100 first, there will be plenty of other "must haves" as you go deeper into this hobby. 

Jasonb  Have a look at the scopes on First Light Optics web page , you can see the details of all the Skywatcher models(and other makes) and while you are there start a "wish list" oops sorry !!! 

Dhinson919 thanks for the post Sunday 21:04 great but of advise, really appreciate you taking the time to post, got 2 handsets which would probably be in need of updates, but keep putting it off as I am a great believer in " if it ain't broke,........ " truth be told, wasn't sure how to do it, but with your post feel a lot more confident, thanks Lum.

Maybe try the EQ6R Pro page, following as I am also in similar boat,  here's hoping, lol

yea. good luck with the clouds, had my ED6R pro for a month and havent been able to use it in anger yet,  too cloudy and wet, lol

On 29/12/2020 at 20:48, Dantooine said:

Well it’s better than what the yanks name for this bag is 😁

remember in the 70'swhen my dad edited a camping magazine, being given a "[sounds like Nanny] pack" made by the rucksac manufacturer "camptrails" from America, And as an 11 year old rolling with laughter at the name, !!!!

Great need Ron, and thanks Dave, seems my knees are known in my trade as "Gasmans knee" 40 years of crawling around working on gas boilers, wish I had listened to the "old fitters" who were always banging on about kneepads, but the knowledge and experience of youth knew better!!  😉  happy New year to you both, 

Signed, 

Asked the wife what the weather was doing as she was nearer the window, her reply(I kid not) "don't know it's too foggy and dark to see!!!!"

Only kidding 😉

3 minutes ago, John said:

Travel for me. Got all the kit and more that I'll ever need

Can I have 6 months please if it's just my other half and I ?

 

 

Sod it, tell her you are being sent to work in Antactica and have a year away!!!!!

Hi Ron, like you I am waiting on a knee op, so can understand were you are at this time,hope you can see light at the end of that tunnel and remember too, that we are all.here for each other, so you need a chat just ask, stay safe bud, all the best , Lum Essex

thanks for that Hyper giant, just downloading now, and it shows as "free" !!!!

Hi Jezphil, I use a 12volt battery from caravan shop, probably any car battery will do and 2 quick release connectors from Amazon to connect the wire's to the battery being colour coded(red pos,blue neg ) you can't connect the lead reverse polatity, the battery posts are slightly different size, " EnRise Quick Release 12V/24V Battery Terminals Clamps "Connectors(1 Pair)at amazon. Hope this helps

8 minutes ago, tooth_dr said:

No problem, all credit goes to Monsieur Fozzybear @fozzybear for the link

OK, thanks Fozzybear  too!!😉

Hi Tonny, if I can just throw a small spanner in your plan, Like you I wasn't sure and after a lot of reading I purchased the Sky watcher EQ5 R pro. Great mount, 2 years on,I have just upgraded to the EQ6t R pro, mainly because I had underestimated the weight of my camera and additional kit, which caused the scope to wobble when trying to take photos, so if my mistake saves you buying the wrong mount............ All mounts are on back order at the moment so you have another 30-40 days to save the extra money, give First Light Optics a ring , they are very helpful and are happy to advise, all the best, Lum

13 minutes ago, tooth_dr said:

100% tighten then enough so that it moves with the knob but not too easily.

 

Good info here:

 

Cheers tooth_dr, great pdf, don't need it myself(yet😉) but at least I have it saved if and when the need arises, Lum.

On 22/04/2020 at 03:39, jiberjaber said:

Thankyou! You just saved me having to buy a new board! I've replaced the inductor with two bits of wire for now and my mount is back in to life   I wasn't sure it was going to work but glad to report it does! Will add a resettable fuse later when the world is more back to normal!

It's a bit late now to set up and get some images though I was tempted to pull the gear out and do so! 

 

Once again- Thanks! 

So good to see you managed to get it repaired, someone told me this hobby has some big learning curves,looks like you have got the first one over G old luck and clear skies. Lum.

Thanks Discardedastro, that answers that, was thinking when away i could  set up and run from caravan via laptop, cheers anyway, Lum

thanks  mikey anyway, probably e-mail Firstlight in the morning,

Hi all, just got my new EQ6R pro, so on a bit of a high! Lol 2 questions,if that's OK, is there a requirement to join this group or are all welcome and if joining required , how. 2nd and more important( to me, don't want to blow anything!) Can I plug my Sky watcher GPS into the auto guide port, many thanks Lum

On 06/11/2020 at 15:23, AbsolutelyN said:

Do they? I must have missed that in the packaging .... 

On 06/11/2020 at 15:23, AbsolutelyN said:

Do they? I must have missed that in the packaging .... 

Is that the "little grey plastic"piece I found in the packaging and didn't know what it was? Seems you may have cleared that up for me!😉

Is the mount a sky watcher AZ goto, as I have one sitting I in loft which seems to be dead ,think I may have pluged a lead in wrong, but is probably good for parts, only problem being I am in Essex and I see you are in Wiltshire let me know ta, Lum

Welcome oldpete, great site for help and advice, have been stumbling through the skies and when I need help there's always someone who is happy to help, clear skies bud, however, as I just got my new mount that is probably fated😆 Lum